Irreversible glacier change and trough water for centuries after overshooting 1.5 °C

Nature


Exceeding 1.5 °C of global warming above pre-industrial levels has become a distinct possibility, yet the consequences of such an overshoot for mountain glaciers and their contribution to raising sea levels and impacting water availability are not well understood. Here we show that exceeding and then returning to below 1.5 °C will have irreversible consequences for glacier mass and runoff over centuries.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Climate and Severe Weather.